Future Opportunity Merchandiser COE Co-op (Spring 2027)

The Hershey Company • Lower Swatara Township, PA

43d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a six-month co-op experience for Spring 2027 (January – June 2027) at The Hershey Company in Hershey, PA. The program offers interns exposure to high-level projects, opportunities to build their network, and gain an understanding of the entire business. Interns will exercise creativity and develop data analytics skills. As part of the Permanent Secondary Display Merchandising team, interns will be instrumental in creating unique, profitable displays for retailers and crafting selling tools for retail and sales teams. The program boasts a 100% recommendation rate from past students, who often cite the people and team environment as key reasons for their positive experience.

Requirements

• Full-time (30-40hrs/wk), full semester co-op experience that crosses marketing, sales, retail, supply chain and finance disciplines.
• Initiative, collaboration, communication and drive for results are key competencies for success in this role.
• Students from all majors (B.A., B.S.) potentially interested in a career within Sales post-graduation.
• Before starting an FT Co-Op, you must have completed your sophomore year with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better
• Valid driver’s license in good standing
• Reliable transportation to complete multiple sales calls per day carrying promotional display materials

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint in the workplace, long-term project or internship
• At least one previous internship
• Held a leadership role within an organization, club or school
• Data analytics in a previous job, internship, or school project
• College Junior or Senior

Responsibilities

• Effectively analyze data to develop selling stories, merchandising principles and insights
• Manage our weekly display inventory report
• Manage all “Merchandising Magic” website enhancements and our interactive augmented reality display library
• Lead research projects both qualitative and quantitative, to develop the next big merchandising “white space” idea
• Lead creative design challenges & engage with our suppliers to develop cutting edge merchandising solutions
• Support our local TSLs (Territory Sales Leads) by working one retail field day each week to learn the TSL role and gaining a deeper understanding of the sales process and business
• Conduct thorough ROI calculations to drive profitable display solutions
• Support all GCIC customer meetings, set up and presentations
• Cross Functional team engagement with the following departments: Marketing, Sales, Re-set, Category Management, Supply Chain and Packaging

Benefits

• The Hershey Company offers a place to work where making a difference—locally and globally—is part of how we do business every day.
• Opportunity to gain an understanding of the entire business.
• Exercise your creativity.
• Become a pro with data analytics.
• Exposure to high-level projects stemming from top management.
• Plenty of exposure for you as you look to make connections and build your career.
• 100% of students who have gone through the program would recommend it to a friend.
• Most interns cite enjoying the people they work with and feeling as though they were part of the team as the top reasons to intern here!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree